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Gaspar de Portola

A Voyage to Find Land, by Land

Expeditions

I made one voyage to find new land to make some new settlements and missions in Alta California. Some of the expedition was by sea, but I decided to go by land. I represented Spain on my expeditions.

Life

Goals

Nobody knows exactly where I was born, but

some believe I was born in Catalonia, 1723. I was a soldier in the Spanish Army in Italy and Portugal before I was appointed governor of Las Californias from 1768-1770. I embarked on my first and only voyage to Alta California in the year of 1769. I never came back to California after August 1, 1770, when I left California and took a ship to Mexico. I eventually died in the year 1784.

and Accomplishments

It's a statue... of me!

My goals were to make some settlements in Alta California. Some of this expedition was by sea, but me and a crew went by land.

My goal; Monterey Bay.

I founded Monterey and San Diego, and I led the first extensive

expedition by land.

Fantastic Facts

I passed Monterey Bay on my expedition, and continued to move on until I reached San Francisco Bay. I eventually realized we passed our destination and turned back. Well, at least my crew were the first of the Europeans to see San Francisco Bay.

Guess I went too far!

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